Bandits to open season with early New Year’s Eve celebration
BUFFALO — The Buffalo Bandits will hold theme nights for select home games during the 2017 regular season beginning with a New Year’s Eve themed home opener on Dec. 30…
Daemen students provide free health screenings in Buffalo community
AMHERST — Daemen College physician assistant students provided free health screenings to Buffalo residents in the city’s Seneca Babcock neighborhood at a community health fair held last month. Under the…
Cheektowaga’s Winiarski named to Biola Dean’s List
LA MIRADA, Calif. — Alison Winiarski was named to Biola University’s Dean’s List for academic excellence for Fall 2016. Winiarski, from Cheektowaga, was one of 1,575 students who were named…
Today’s forecast: Cloudy with a high near 36
The National Weather Service calls for cloudy skies today with a high near 36 and an overnight low around 30. Friday offers increasing clouds with a high near 37. Showers…
Griffs and Bonnies renew basketball rivalry
Canisius men’s basketball plays its second-straight rivalry game tonight when the Golden Griffins head south to meet long-time rival St. Bonaventure in Olean. Canisius is coming off a 94-87 overtime…
Turnovers prove costly for UB Bulls
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The University at Buffalo men’s basketball team had 22 turnovers and shot just 61.8% from the free throw line on Wednesday night as the Bulls fell to…
Purple Eagles Bounce Blackbirds At Barclays Center, 75-66
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Buffalo man sentenced on domestic violence charges
Twenty-seven-year-old Brandon Medley of Buffalo has been sentenced to 12 years in prison following a conviction in June on charges of second-degree burglary, first-degree criminal contempt, and three counts of…
Identity thief sentenced
BUFFALO — Fifty-six-year-old Leland Burks of Buffalo has been sentenced by State Supreme Court Justice Christopher J. Burns to 3 ½ -7 years in prison. In September, Burks pleaded guilty…
Niagara women’s basketball wraps up non-conference schedule at Fordham
Niagara University women’s basketball will take on the Fordham Rams at Rose Hill Gym at 2 p.m. Thursday. Last time out, the Purple Eagles were defeated by the Drexel Dragons,…